lolin wrote:That looks vaguely anime-esque but I was expecting history books.
Left half is manga. Right half is full of history and oddities.
For example one section looks like this:
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Which contains books which are probably considered rare:
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"Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."
Earl Douglas Haig, Order to the British Army, 12 April 1918
So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
"Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."
Earl Douglas Haig, Order to the British Army, 12 April 1918
So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
Well, that sounds about right for an old book. It's an incredible collection though!
Also I learned a history fact the other day from a friend. Prior to Martin Luther, the Lollard movement attempted to break from the Roman Catholic church. They were slaughtered though and did not succeed, unlike a certain Mr. Luther.
lolin wrote:Well, that sounds about right for an old book. It's an incredible collection though!
Also I learned a history fact the other day from a friend. Prior to Martin Luther, the Lollard movement attempted to break from the Roman Catholic church. They were slaughtered though and did not succeed, unlike a certain Mr. Luther.
There were a lot of schisms. If you look up the various ecumenical councils it is interesting reading. Especially the build up to the first crusade, all about divinity.
"Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."
Earl Douglas Haig, Order to the British Army, 12 April 1918
So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
Oh, I should tell my friend then. He's reading about the first crusades currently, so he'll probably stumble across them eventually, though. And I guess it makes sense that in the span of time that the church has existed, there would be a huge number of divides. Hell, Gnosticism's a thing and that's like if someone merged a D&D manual with Judeo-Christianity.
lolin wrote:Oh, I should tell my friend then. He's reading about the first crusades currently, so he'll probably stumble across them eventually, though. And I guess it makes sense that in the span of time that the church has existed, there would be a huge number of divides. Hell, Gnosticism's a thing and that's like if someone merged a D&D manual with Judeo-Christianity.
Ahh I imagine he's going to start with the stuff by Steven Runciman. it's generally the go-to source for it and includes the build up.
"Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."
Earl Douglas Haig, Order to the British Army, 12 April 1918
So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
I concur. And as Bohemond would have said. Deus Le Volt.
"Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."
Earl Douglas Haig, Order to the British Army, 12 April 1918
So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
